April 30, 1937 (6 pages)

ing in our schools. rather = R fy Thinking Out Loud ad. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA get) The Nevada City Nugget helps your. city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subsribing to, and — advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you help yourself. —— H. M. L.Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of ‘Independence, deelared in it, that it is self evident] that all men are created equal. A few years later in drawing up a plan for the education of the youth of Virginia, he based jit upon the assumption that children vary widely in intellectual gifts, some ‘being born with tar greater aptitude for learning. than others. In other words he repudiated his statement in the Declaration of Independence. According to Frederick -Winsor, writing in the current issue of the Atlantic, it is unfortunate that his first statement, though false was destined to live and influence our educational institutions for 150 years, while his second statement, which was true, is rarely referred to. “The self evident truth is,’’ says the author, “that intellectually all men are not born equal.” Of course men are born, in an ideal Republic to equal opportunity, but very decidedly they are not born, with. equal capacity to grasp it. But a great train of ills has flowed from the utterance. of Thomas Jefferson in the} . Declaration of Independence. The tax payers money for a hundred years or more has been 50 per cent wasted upon the’ effort to give an academic education to those who have no capacity for it. Money has been squandered to educate brains where it would have been better to train hands that were able and willing, and which have been neglected. The crafts that the congenital non-scholarly children might have. mastered and so become self~ sustaining and self respecting, were not taught, while ldtiguages, mathematics, history, were poured _ into countless containers that were actually: mental sieves. Except for our graduate and research schools of higher learning this is still largely the rule prevailOur California law which compels high school attendance until: the age of 16 years, is not only a waste of the tax payers good money, it is a crime against children who are born to do things ‘rather than to think things through, and who might have accomplished much~had their hands been trained. It is true, however, that more and more craft schools are being instituted in the state’s secondary institutions and these are beginning to give a good account of themselves. We know of several schools in which students with average or below average intelligence are trained to be farmers. They breed and rear cattle, sheep, swine and horses. They learn to distinguish weed seeds and methods of eradication, they are taught dairying and poultry farming or the business of bee keeping. They compete over wide areas at the State Fair, and they step from the high school into self-supporting occupa‘tions with a pride in their work and a worthy purpose in life. On the other hand, how often it happens in secondary schools that fail to give courses in handicrafts and manual occupations that students graduate with a miserable smattering ‘of Latin, algebra, history, or of literature, but fail of any positive accomplishment which would admit them to the universities. These students, resent‘ful, unprepared, must perforce seek employment in the first job that comes along that their unbrajined hands find to do, We have watched them at this employment, their sullen faces as they bend over a hateful task. Misfits put to work, willy nilly, to earn their bread, with no sense of the dignity of honest labor, with ne training even for the mastery of the job at hand, disappointed and envious of those of their more fortunate comrades who have gone on to the university. Winsor in his Atlantic article makes a. Phe: yfor more educational eare of the 20 per cent of specially. intelligent and gifted students in the secondary schools. He laments that they are pulled down and brought to the level of the average in order that ‘our demooratic doctrine. that “allmen are created equal,’’ may be demonstrated in the schools. The standards are lowered in order. to give ‘‘diplomas” to the average. But. this is a plea that these minds that barely mieasure up to the great average or even fall below it, be given that practical kind of education that will be of value.to them. In our Nevada City high school, for instance, now that we have at length ‘obtained adequate. buildings and equipment, the day may be near when a vocational school can be es. Vol. ihe No. 35. Jane ‘Barton Bids Nev. The County Seat Paper “NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center “FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937. On the afternoons of May 19, 20 and 21, Jane Barton will conduct the ‘Homecraft Institute in Nevada Theatre; covering the important. phases of every department: of ‘household economics. The institute which will ibe absolutely free, is a splendid opportunity for California homemakers to confer with one of the west’s leading home economists and for them to enjoy a program of informative and constructive information free: of fuss and frills and specially prepared to meet the problems and needs of the small city and rural housewife. This year’s institute features dozens of special California items— a California party with recipes for hilarity — flower arrangements for California homes—how to get hus‘bands to eat salads — how to take ibest advantage of California foods in the simple and economical preparation of a,.meal—in short California homemaking suggestions of all sorts. And Jane Barton actually does all these things before your eyes. Not only does she discuss your problems but she shows ‘you how to solve them by a practical demonstration. i Jane conferences Barton’s are ‘tremendously popular because everything which she presents from the platform has been fully tested and tried in her own home, and has passed successfully the critical inspection of her own family.:Mrs B.arton, a graduate in Home Economics of the University of Illinois, is the Homecraft Editor of the Pacific Rural Press, and is in constant contact with thousands of homemakers throughout the state. In the early days, California’s pioneer women, struggling with the most primitive conditions, developed techniques and methods which were peculiarly suited to California conditions. With the rapid development of domestic science, and the coming of easy, modern methods, the best features of these practical old methods of laundry, kitchen, garden, and sewing craft, have been adapted to fit the pleasant modern life that is typical of California. Jane Barton has investigated these typical California customs and in her conferences, she telHs her audience how to achieve them in their own ‘homes. Mrs. Barton is including several recipes which tise product seldom appearing in published recipes before. They have been contributed by former attendants at the Homecraft Intime to prepare the evening meal titute and have been carefully tested by the Homecraf Department. of the Pacific Rural Press. Their economy of preparation and ‘dietetic value as well as their popularity with every member of the family, make them particularly attractive. One of these many recipes is Lemon Pie with Honey Meringue and it is easy to make. Some of the other types of -cookery that will be discussed by ‘Mrs. Barton under the heading of kitchen craft are a new kind. of frosting, new chicken recipes, recipes for sweet cream, sour cream and cottage cheese, vegetables prepared in unusual ways and many other exciting food hints. California is fortunate this year in being the only state‘to have satisfactory fruit and vegetable crops. Drought conditions and unusual weather in the rest of America ‘have seriously affected fruits. On the contrary, Calpforiia ‘hiouspwivep have, ample supplies of the many delicious varieties which comprise California’s fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Barton in this year’s Homecraft Institute is featuring their use, preparation and preservation in many different ways. The recipes are specially tested for California’s fruits ad will be printed in the programs which will be given out at the Institute, thus forming a valuable reference for every homegaker. ae This year’s Institute features many such delightful California recipes for every: branch of the Homemaker’s art, from decoration craft to laundry and party craft. Housewives and homemakers throughout the community are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to. meet Mrs. Barton,.and.to hear her. helpful and.:in-. spiring message. If your home could be made more attractive, if you are interested.—in learning the latest and most helpful methods of modern homemaking, be sure to attend. The three sessions are scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21 at 2 p. m. at the Nevada Theatre. Jane Barton’s conferences are planned to begin and end promptly, so that homemakers can get home in without rush or. confusion. California Homecraft Institute 'g brought to you under the joint auspices of the Nevada City Nugget and the Pacific Rural Press. Attend this great-popular event, and bring your household economics up to date. » The Momecraft Institute is free and every homemaker welcome. GATE BRIDGE ON ARMY LAND The Golden Gate Bridge, spanning San, Francisco’s harbor’ entrance, runs through military reservations at both ends in San Francisco and Marin counties. Its opening May 28 will be celebrated with a week’s fiesta in San Francisco. tablished fo those, the great majority in fact, who will not go to the universities. As valley schools have departments given over to agricultural science and training. What .a fine thing it would be to establish in the high school in Nevada City a department for mining. To teach the boys the rudiments of mining ,drill sharpening, timbering and something of rock formations and safety practice, would measurably fit them for immediate employment when they graduated. The girls should have a general training in sewing, cooking and the home crafts. generally, an enlargement of the present . courses given: in ‘these subjects. One of our constitutional guarantees is the right ‘‘to pursue happiness.’’ Our schools should launch us equipped for that pursuit. There should be a cheerful teaching of pride in work within our capacities that we may master and do well, a philosophical acceptance of the fact of inequality im inherited mental gifts. No one who has observed with sympathy and understanding the career of Henry Ford would ever attribute to him even a rudimentary scholarship. But Ford found, whething he could do well.and that he nearer the goal, probably, than: ‘most of ‘us, in the pursuit ‘of happiness.” loved to do. In other words ‘he came’ ‘and looks forward=to>aryear of fine" 1 ther with schooling or without it, the} MRS. PENROSE NOW PRESIDENT (Mrs. James Penrose was elected: president of the Nevada City Woman’s Civic club at its meeting Monday night. Other ofificers elected to assist Mrs, Penrose in the work of the: year are: Mrs. William P. Lee, first vice president; Mrs. E. W. Schmidt, second vice president; Mrs. Charles Elliott,. secretary; Mrs. H. E. Kjorlie, treasurer. These officers were nominated by ‘Mrs. Otto Schiffner, acting chairman: for the nom‘inating committee consisting of Mrs. Schiffner, Mrs. A. M. Hoge and. Mrs. Robert Nye, and were unanimously elected. The club is very happy to have SO fine a group of new officers work under the leadership of Mrs. Penrose. : Mrs, Penrose will represent the club at the state convention to be held in Coronado in May. Mrs. Kjorlie will also attend the convention as a state committee member. At Mondays meeting Mrs. George Gildersleeve, on behalf of the club, presented Mrs, H. M. Leete, retiring president, with a ‘beautiful set of cups and saucers. Mrs. Leete briefly expressed her seprariniols of. the gift of the club. The, club membership is composed ‘of: Mesdames Billa Austin, W. C. Austin, R. J. Bennetts, . UO a Sa Bigelow, C. E. Bosworth, Beverley . STATE ARRESTS . 14887 DRUNKEN DRIVERS IN 1936 Increase in traffic accidents involving intoxicated drivers or pedestrians, as shown by 1936 figures of-the Department of Motor Vehicles presents a situation “‘which ean’ be viewed only with the greatest concern,’ the Public Safety Department of the California’ State Automobile Association declared in a statement today. Intoxicated pedestrians, the motorists organization commented, are shown by statistics to present a prob‘lem as great if not greater than that of intoxicated drivers as accident factors, Of the 2,838 fatal traffic accidents last year in California, according to the department report, at least 617 accidents resulting in the deaths of 678 persons are known to have involved drivers or pedestrians who had been drinking. Since 1929, it was pointed out, the number of -drivers who had been drinking prior to becoming involved in accidents has multiplied by more than four, while the number of pedestrians who had ‘been drinking has increased five times. A total of 4,182 ‘‘had been drinking’ drivers were involved in accidents in 1936, the report continued, resulting in 46 fatal crashes and injuries to one or more persons in 3,776 of the accidents. Concerning pedestrians under the influence of liquor, the report stated that of the 1,169 such pedestrians involved in accidents last year 211 were in fatal accidents and 958 received injuries. . There was‘a total of 14,887 persons brought into court throughout the state last year under’ various provisions of the Vehicle Code relating to intoxicated drivers, the report stated. Of this number, almost 97 per cent were convicted. Of those sentences or probations, while 4,829 were sehtenced to jails or road camps. BLOCK N'S FOR ATHLETES TODAY The activity period of the high school will be filled this morning by the awarding of Block N’s_ to. the basketball and football players by Coach Beverly C. Barron. Mr. Barron will award the letters to football and basketball players who have played the required number of games to warrant a letter. Basketball letters will be given for the A, B and C teams and to the football teams. SACRAMENTO BEE TO HAVE OFF OFFICE INN. ¢. The Sacramento Bee has arranged to have its office space in the Frank Davies building on Commercial street after the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce moves into the new city hall. The chamber is expectéd to move about the middle of May. Thomas Arden is the Sacramento Bee representatives in this district. Bob Moscatelli, mine owner of Washington; ‘was a Nevada City business visitor yesterday. George Calanan, F. F. Cassidy, Belle Douglas, Hal Draper, Evans, Charles Elliott, Frank Farmer, Chas. Elliott, E. Foley, H. Foreman, Frank Finnegan, Richard Goyne, Robert Grant, C. M: Gwin, Miss Gerny ‘trade Goyne, George Gildersleeve,: B. C. Goldsmith, R. E. Harris, Wm. Holland, A. W. Hoge, A. M. Hoge, Martha Hogue, Walter Hawkins, De Witt Nelson, H. E. Kjorlie, Kittle Kimball, George Legg, Miss Grace Kimsey, Harley M. Leete, Antha Locklin, William P. Lee, L. G. Lageson, Alice Langman, Elizabeth Martin, C. Ray Murchie, Kate MecCor‘mack, Errjest Mohr, Miss Winnie Mulloy, F. T. Nilon, Robert Nye, Charles BE, Parsons, James Penrose, Edward Rose, Riley, David Reeder, W. P. Sawyer, P. G. Scadden, Ed. Schmidt, Ernest Schreiber, Otto Schiffner, Leland Smith, Jessie Scott, C: P. Stark, Raglan Tuttle, M. Barron, R. J: Bonner, P: T. Bonner, Vanberg, Mary Warnecke, Betty Martin West, H. J."Wright. © In a long distance telephone message to the Nugget office from San Fancisco late last night the results of California Crusaders contest were announced as follows: Carol Channing of Lowell high school, San Francisco, won first place and will be rewarded with a trip to Honolulu, Second ‘place was won by John Dimeff of Los Gatos and third place went to Kerns Glasscock of Roosevelt high school, Fresno. Joan Grant of Nevada City high school made a splendid appearance and talk, and though she did not win, her teacher Miss Nancy Jones who accompanied her to San Francisco said that she was very proud of her. eS The privilege of American citizenship and what it means to youth was the topic of the. championship finals of the public speaking contest at 8 o’clock last night in the Veterans War Memorial building unschool students, selected after county and regional contests in which more than 1,000 participated, will be speakers of the evening. The contest was open to every high school student in 43 cownties located north of Tehachapi. The California Crusaders, a nonpartisan organization had the support of the school authorities, leaders of veterans’ organizations and civic officials in sponsoring the competition. i San Francisco was represented in San Francisco Lad Wins First Place in Crusaders Contest Grant, Nevada City ‘high Stone of Vallejo high school. Curry and Sonoma Mission Inn, and gold trophies are rewards to the winners. 3 or General David P. Barrows. Judges will be Lloyd E. Graybiel, assistant vice president, American Trust Comand Bernard E. Witkin. aonoens San Francisco. contestants there were colorful flag ceremonies by an R. O. T. C. squad from Lowell high school. F, Tognazzini, chairman of the Crusaders’ executive committee, and Samuel J. Hume, director of the organtendance. the finals by two youthful orators, Carol Channing of Lowell high school and Edward Gunz of Sacred Heart high school. Others speakers were William Brusher, Ookland high school; Fern Constantino, St. Joseph’s Presentation Academy, Berkeley; John Dimeff, Los Gatos high school; Joan school; — Kerns Glasscock, Roosevelt high school, Fresno; Billy Mayer, Grant Union high school, North Sacramento; Jean Plimpton, Glenn county high school, Willows, and Sheridan Vacation trips to Hawaii, Camp Chairman of the contest was Majder auspices of the California Crus-. P?¥ San Francisco; Theresa Meldare kle, Judge Municipal’ Court, San Ten Northern California high Francisco; Rev. H. EB. Ring, president, University of San Francisco, In addition to the speeches by the Brief talks were made by Roland zation. There was a large public atconvicted; 2,045 received suspended.NEW SHELVES INSTALLED IN EARLY FOREST FIRES CAMPTONVILLE, April 29.—The CITY LIBRARY The public card party given by the Nevada City Woman’s Civic club at the Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night was a great success and added thirty two dollars to the library fund, which will help pay for the new shelves which were yesterday installea at the library and which will greatly facilitate the use and care of books at the library. The committee in charge of the party, composed of Mrs. A. W. Hoge, Mrs. Leland Smith, Mrs. W. P. Sawyer, Mrs. Jas. Penrose and Mrs. George Gildersleeve, are to be complimented on the success of the party. This is the first event of the club. since Mrs. Penrose was installed as president for the year and its success is a fine beginning for the years work. Prize winners at Wednesday nights party were: Contract, Mrs. Douglass Farmer, Mrs. F. F. Cassidy, Mr. Gev. Legg and Mr. Robert Nye; auction, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. David Reeder, Mr. George Calanan and Dr. David Reeder; mah jongg, Mrs. E. Sherman and Mrs. Antha Locklin; whist, Viola Jurkonch, Mrs. Elizabeth Lashbaugh, (Mr. A, Hartung and Mr. Knickey. © HILLS FLAT WANTS OWN POST OFFICE A petition containing 150 names has been sent to Congressman Harry L. Englebright in Washington, D. C. asking that. a post office be established in Hills Flat a small community,.outside.of Grass Valley limits on the petition. This district has grown from a small group of homes to a thrifty little city. There has sprung up in the last few years a healthy business district that contains auto courts, grocery stores, service stations, saloons, cafes, flower shop, lumber firm, two used car lots, auto parts house and many new homes. PLIERS SLIP, INJURE HAND Dick Lane, in charge of the mechanical department of the Plaza Garage suffered a severe and painful injury early Wednesday mornit while. at work. ‘He was tigh the pump on a car when the old Pendola Mill. The fire in the river canyon burned quite ilively fanned by a strong wind. District Ranger Frank W. Meggers and CCC boys spent two days and a night putting it under control. known and is being investigattéd by Investigator J. D., Rafferty of the Tahoe National Forest. fires were: under control a heavy storm came up with rain, snow and sleet so that they are now complet.ely out. City and a native of Downieville. Hl STUDENTS 0 the northeast. John ene circulated} slipped in some way striking the! first forest fires of the season started Saturday, the first between the Burris Ranch and the Yuba river and the second near the site of the: the = local The cause of the fires is not After the G. HENRY ALEXANDER PASSES Relatives in Nevada City .-have re. ceived word of the death at Puyallup, Washington, of G. Henry Alexander, a former resident of Nevada Deceased was an uncle of Mrs. Hal Draper of Nevada City, Mrs. Bernice. Evans and Norman W; Shaw. of Berkeley. “SHOW TL TUESDAY Black faced pitele aa other +comedy phases will dominate the Nevada Theatre on May 11 when the Nevada City high school bo ys” and girl’s choruses present for) the first time in the history of Nevada’ City a minstrel show, entitled “The Dixie Jubilee”. This new novel way of everyone » seen the . urge. to The show fs. under the directi ¥ é Mrs. Marian Libbey who has done much to train the talent of high and a grammar school students in‘choral < ‘work. Dances are being taught by Mrs. Libbey and Miss Thelma K. Pet ; erson. So The show will also’ consist of ne ections by the Nevada City h school band and many solos an edy sketches. psig palm of his hand : remove it; the)

ing in our schools. rather = R fy Thinking Out Loud ad. COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA get) The Nevada City Nugget helps your. city and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subsribing to, and — advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you help yourself. —— H. M. L.Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of ‘Independence, deelared in it, that it is self evident] that all men are created equal. A few years later in drawing up a plan for the education of the youth of Virginia, he based jit upon the assumption that children vary widely in intellectual gifts, some ‘being born with tar greater aptitude for learning. than others. In other words he repudiated his statement in the Declaration of Independence. According to Frederick -Winsor, writing in the current issue of the Atlantic, it is unfortunate that his first statement, though false was destined to live and influence our educational institutions for 150 years, while his second statement, which was true, is rarely referred to. “The self evident truth is,’’ says the author, “that intellectually all men are not born equal.” Of course men are born, in an ideal Republic to equal opportunity, but very decidedly they are not born, with. equal capacity to grasp it. But a great train of ills has flowed from the utterance. of Thomas Jefferson in the} . Declaration of Independence. The tax payers money for a hundred years or more has been 50 per cent wasted upon the’ effort to give an academic education to those who have no capacity for it. Money has been squandered to educate brains where it would have been better to train hands that were able and willing, and which have been neglected. The crafts that the congenital non-scholarly children might have. mastered and so become self~ sustaining and self respecting, were not taught, while ldtiguages, mathematics, history, were poured _ into countless containers that were actually: mental sieves. Except for our graduate and research schools of higher learning this is still largely the rule prevailOur California law which compels high school attendance until: the age of 16 years, is not only a waste of the tax payers good money, it is a crime against children who are born to do things ‘rather than to think things through, and who might have accomplished much~had their hands been trained. It is true, however, that more and more craft schools are being instituted in the state’s secondary institutions and these are beginning to give a good account of themselves. We know of several schools in which students with average or below average intelligence are trained to be farmers. They breed and rear cattle, sheep, swine and horses. They learn to distinguish weed seeds and methods of eradication, they are taught dairying and poultry farming or the business of bee keeping. They compete over wide areas at the State Fair, and they step from the high school into self-supporting occupa‘tions with a pride in their work and a worthy purpose in life. On the other hand, how often it happens in secondary schools that fail to give courses in handicrafts and manual occupations that students graduate with a miserable smattering ‘of Latin, algebra, history, or of literature, but fail of any positive accomplishment which would admit them to the universities. These students, resent‘ful, unprepared, must perforce seek employment in the first job that comes along that their unbrajined hands find to do, We have watched them at this employment, their sullen faces as they bend over a hateful task. Misfits put to work, willy nilly, to earn their bread, with no sense of the dignity of honest labor, with ne training even for the mastery of the job at hand, disappointed and envious of those of their more fortunate comrades who have gone on to the university. Winsor in his Atlantic article makes a. Phe: yfor more educational eare of the 20 per cent of specially. intelligent and gifted students in the secondary schools. He laments that they are pulled down and brought to the level of the average in order that ‘our demooratic doctrine. that “allmen are created equal,’’ may be demonstrated in the schools. The standards are lowered in order. to give ‘‘diplomas” to the average. But. this is a plea that these minds that barely mieasure up to the great average or even fall below it, be given that practical kind of education that will be of value.to them. In our Nevada City high school, for instance, now that we have at length ‘obtained adequate. buildings and equipment, the day may be near when a vocational school can be es. Vol. ihe No. 35. Jane ‘Barton Bids Nev. The County Seat Paper “NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center “FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1937. On the afternoons of May 19, 20 and 21, Jane Barton will conduct the ‘Homecraft Institute in Nevada Theatre; covering the important. phases of every department: of ‘household economics. The institute which will ibe absolutely free, is a splendid opportunity for California homemakers to confer with one of the west’s leading home economists and for them to enjoy a program of informative and constructive information free: of fuss and frills and specially prepared to meet the problems and needs of the small city and rural housewife. This year’s institute features dozens of special California items— a California party with recipes for hilarity — flower arrangements for California homes—how to get hus‘bands to eat salads — how to take ibest advantage of California foods in the simple and economical preparation of a,.meal—in short California homemaking suggestions of all sorts. And Jane Barton actually does all these things before your eyes. Not only does she discuss your problems but she shows ‘you how to solve them by a practical demonstration. i Jane conferences Barton’s are ‘tremendously popular because everything which she presents from the platform has been fully tested and tried in her own home, and has passed successfully the critical inspection of her own family.:Mrs B.arton, a graduate in Home Economics of the University of Illinois, is the Homecraft Editor of the Pacific Rural Press, and is in constant contact with thousands of homemakers throughout the state. In the early days, California’s pioneer women, struggling with the most primitive conditions, developed techniques and methods which were peculiarly suited to California conditions. With the rapid development of domestic science, and the coming of easy, modern methods, the best features of these practical old methods of laundry, kitchen, garden, and sewing craft, have been adapted to fit the pleasant modern life that is typical of California. Jane Barton has investigated these typical California customs and in her conferences, she telHs her audience how to achieve them in their own ‘homes. Mrs. Barton is including several recipes which tise product seldom appearing in published recipes before. They have been contributed by former attendants at the Homecraft Intime to prepare the evening meal titute and have been carefully tested by the Homecraf Department. of the Pacific Rural Press. Their economy of preparation and ‘dietetic value as well as their popularity with every member of the family, make them particularly attractive. One of these many recipes is Lemon Pie with Honey Meringue and it is easy to make. Some of the other types of -cookery that will be discussed by ‘Mrs. Barton under the heading of kitchen craft are a new kind. of frosting, new chicken recipes, recipes for sweet cream, sour cream and cottage cheese, vegetables prepared in unusual ways and many other exciting food hints. California is fortunate this year in being the only state‘to have satisfactory fruit and vegetable crops. Drought conditions and unusual weather in the rest of America ‘have seriously affected fruits. On the contrary, Calpforiia ‘hiouspwivep have, ample supplies of the many delicious varieties which comprise California’s fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Barton in this year’s Homecraft Institute is featuring their use, preparation and preservation in many different ways. The recipes are specially tested for California’s fruits ad will be printed in the programs which will be given out at the Institute, thus forming a valuable reference for every homegaker. ae This year’s Institute features many such delightful California recipes for every: branch of the Homemaker’s art, from decoration craft to laundry and party craft. Housewives and homemakers throughout the community are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to. meet Mrs. Barton,.and.to hear her. helpful and.:in-. spiring message. If your home could be made more attractive, if you are interested.—in learning the latest and most helpful methods of modern homemaking, be sure to attend. The three sessions are scheduled for May 19, 20 and 21 at 2 p. m. at the Nevada Theatre. Jane Barton’s conferences are planned to begin and end promptly, so that homemakers can get home in without rush or. confusion. California Homecraft Institute 'g brought to you under the joint auspices of the Nevada City Nugget and the Pacific Rural Press. Attend this great-popular event, and bring your household economics up to date. » The Momecraft Institute is free and every homemaker welcome. GATE BRIDGE ON ARMY LAND The Golden Gate Bridge, spanning San, Francisco’s harbor’ entrance, runs through military reservations at both ends in San Francisco and Marin counties. Its opening May 28 will be celebrated with a week’s fiesta in San Francisco. tablished fo those, the great majority in fact, who will not go to the universities. As valley schools have departments given over to agricultural science and training. What .a fine thing it would be to establish in the high school in Nevada City a department for mining. To teach the boys the rudiments of mining ,drill sharpening, timbering and something of rock formations and safety practice, would measurably fit them for immediate employment when they graduated. The girls should have a general training in sewing, cooking and the home crafts. generally, an enlargement of the present . courses given: in ‘these subjects. One of our constitutional guarantees is the right ‘‘to pursue happiness.’’ Our schools should launch us equipped for that pursuit. There should be a cheerful teaching of pride in work within our capacities that we may master and do well, a philosophical acceptance of the fact of inequality im inherited mental gifts. No one who has observed with sympathy and understanding the career of Henry Ford would ever attribute to him even a rudimentary scholarship. But Ford found, whething he could do well.and that he nearer the goal, probably, than: ‘most of ‘us, in the pursuit ‘of happiness.” loved to do. In other words ‘he came’ ‘and looks forward=to>aryear of fine" 1 ther with schooling or without it, the} MRS. PENROSE NOW PRESIDENT (Mrs. James Penrose was elected: president of the Nevada City Woman’s Civic club at its meeting Monday night. Other ofificers elected to assist Mrs, Penrose in the work of the: year are: Mrs. William P. Lee, first vice president; Mrs. E. W. Schmidt, second vice president; Mrs. Charles Elliott,. secretary; Mrs. H. E. Kjorlie, treasurer. These officers were nominated by ‘Mrs. Otto Schiffner, acting chairman: for the nom‘inating committee consisting of Mrs. Schiffner, Mrs. A. M. Hoge and. Mrs. Robert Nye, and were unanimously elected. The club is very happy to have SO fine a group of new officers work under the leadership of Mrs. Penrose. : Mrs, Penrose will represent the club at the state convention to be held in Coronado in May. Mrs. Kjorlie will also attend the convention as a state committee member.

At Mondays meeting Mrs. George Gildersleeve, on behalf of the club, presented Mrs, H. M. Leete, retiring president, with a ‘beautiful set of cups and saucers. Mrs. Leete briefly expressed her seprariniols of. the gift of the club. The, club membership is composed ‘of: Mesdames Billa Austin, W. C. Austin, R. J. Bennetts, . UO a Sa Bigelow, C. E. Bosworth, Beverley . STATE ARRESTS . 14887 DRUNKEN DRIVERS IN 1936 Increase in traffic accidents involving intoxicated drivers or pedestrians, as shown by 1936 figures of-the Department of Motor Vehicles presents a situation “‘which ean’ be viewed only with the greatest concern,’ the Public Safety Department of the California’ State Automobile Association declared in a statement today. Intoxicated pedestrians, the motorists organization commented, are shown by statistics to present a prob‘lem as great if not greater than that of intoxicated drivers as accident factors, Of the 2,838 fatal traffic accidents last year in California, according to the department report, at least 617 accidents resulting in the deaths of 678 persons are known to have involved drivers or pedestrians who had been drinking. Since 1929, it was pointed out, the number of -drivers who had been drinking prior to becoming involved in accidents has multiplied by more than four, while the number of pedestrians who had ‘been drinking has increased five times. A total of 4,182 ‘‘had been drinking’ drivers were involved in accidents in 1936, the report continued, resulting in 46 fatal crashes and injuries to one or more persons in 3,776 of the accidents. Concerning pedestrians under the influence of liquor, the report stated that of the 1,169 such pedestrians involved in accidents last year 211 were in fatal accidents and 958 received injuries. . There was‘a total of 14,887 persons brought into court throughout the state last year under’ various provisions of the Vehicle Code relating to intoxicated drivers, the report stated. Of this number, almost 97 per cent were convicted. Of those sentences or probations, while 4,829 were sehtenced to jails or road camps. BLOCK N'S FOR ATHLETES TODAY The activity period of the high school will be filled this morning by the awarding of Block N’s_ to. the basketball and football players by Coach Beverly C. Barron. Mr. Barron will award the letters to football and basketball players who have played the required number of games to warrant a letter. Basketball letters will be given for the A, B and C teams and to the football teams. SACRAMENTO BEE TO HAVE OFF OFFICE INN. ¢. The Sacramento Bee has arranged to have its office space in the Frank Davies building on Commercial street after the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce moves into the new city hall. The chamber is expectéd to move about the middle of May. Thomas Arden is the Sacramento Bee representatives in this district. Bob Moscatelli, mine owner of Washington; ‘was a Nevada City business visitor yesterday. George Calanan, F. F. Cassidy, Belle Douglas, Hal Draper, Evans, Charles Elliott, Frank Farmer, Chas. Elliott, E. Foley, H. Foreman, Frank Finnegan, Richard Goyne, Robert Grant, C. M: Gwin, Miss Gerny ‘trade Goyne, George Gildersleeve,: B. C. Goldsmith, R. E. Harris, Wm. Holland, A. W. Hoge, A. M. Hoge, Martha Hogue, Walter Hawkins, De Witt Nelson, H. E. Kjorlie, Kittle Kimball, George Legg, Miss Grace Kimsey, Harley M. Leete, Antha Locklin, William P. Lee, L. G. Lageson, Alice Langman, Elizabeth Martin, C. Ray Murchie, Kate MecCor‘mack, Errjest Mohr, Miss Winnie Mulloy, F. T. Nilon, Robert Nye, Charles BE, Parsons, James Penrose, Edward Rose, Riley, David Reeder, W. P. Sawyer, P. G. Scadden, Ed. Schmidt, Ernest Schreiber, Otto Schiffner, Leland Smith, Jessie Scott, C: P. Stark, Raglan Tuttle, M. Barron, R. J: Bonner, P: T. Bonner, Vanberg, Mary Warnecke, Betty Martin West, H. J."Wright. © In a long distance telephone message to the Nugget office from San Fancisco late last night the results of California Crusaders contest were announced as follows: Carol Channing of Lowell high school, San Francisco, won first place and will be rewarded with a trip to Honolulu, Second ‘place was won by John Dimeff of Los Gatos and third place went to Kerns Glasscock of Roosevelt high school, Fresno. Joan Grant of Nevada City high school made a splendid appearance and talk, and though she did not win, her teacher Miss Nancy Jones who accompanied her to San Francisco said that she was very proud of her. eS The privilege of American citizenship and what it means to youth was the topic of the. championship finals of the public speaking contest at 8 o’clock last night in the Veterans War Memorial building unschool students, selected after county and regional contests in which more than 1,000 participated, will be speakers of the evening. The contest was open to every high school student in 43 cownties located north of Tehachapi. The California Crusaders, a nonpartisan organization had the support of the school authorities, leaders of veterans’ organizations and civic officials in sponsoring the competition. i San Francisco was represented in San Francisco Lad Wins First Place in Crusaders Contest Grant, Nevada City ‘high Stone of Vallejo high school. Curry and Sonoma Mission Inn, and gold trophies are rewards to the winners. 3 or General David P. Barrows. Judges will be Lloyd E. Graybiel, assistant vice president, American Trust Comand Bernard E. Witkin. aonoens San Francisco. contestants there were colorful flag ceremonies by an R. O. T. C. squad from Lowell high school. F, Tognazzini, chairman of the Crusaders’ executive committee, and Samuel J. Hume, director of the organtendance. the finals by two youthful orators, Carol Channing of Lowell high school and Edward Gunz of Sacred Heart high school. Others speakers were William Brusher, Ookland high school; Fern Constantino, St. Joseph’s Presentation Academy, Berkeley; John Dimeff, Los Gatos high school; Joan school; — Kerns Glasscock, Roosevelt high school, Fresno; Billy Mayer, Grant Union high school, North Sacramento; Jean Plimpton, Glenn county high school, Willows, and Sheridan Vacation trips to Hawaii, Camp Chairman of the contest was Majder auspices of the California Crus-. P?¥ San Francisco; Theresa Meldare kle, Judge Municipal’ Court, San Ten Northern California high Francisco; Rev. H. EB. Ring, president, University of San Francisco, In addition to the speeches by the Brief talks were made by Roland zation. There was a large public atconvicted; 2,045 received suspended.NEW SHELVES INSTALLED IN EARLY FOREST FIRES CAMPTONVILLE, April 29.—The CITY LIBRARY The public card party given by the Nevada City Woman’s Civic club at the Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night was a great success and added thirty two dollars to the library fund, which will help pay for the new shelves which were yesterday installea at the library and which will greatly facilitate the use and care of books at the library. The committee in charge of the party, composed of Mrs. A. W. Hoge, Mrs. Leland Smith, Mrs. W. P. Sawyer, Mrs. Jas. Penrose and Mrs. George Gildersleeve, are to be complimented on the success of the party. This is the first event of the club. since Mrs. Penrose was installed as president for the year and its success is a fine beginning for the years work. Prize winners at Wednesday nights party were: Contract, Mrs. Douglass Farmer, Mrs. F. F. Cassidy, Mr. Gev. Legg and Mr. Robert Nye; auction, Mrs. Riley, Mrs. David Reeder, Mr. George Calanan and Dr. David Reeder; mah jongg, Mrs. E. Sherman and Mrs. Antha Locklin; whist, Viola Jurkonch, Mrs. Elizabeth Lashbaugh, (Mr. A, Hartung and Mr. Knickey. © HILLS FLAT WANTS OWN POST OFFICE A petition containing 150 names has been sent to Congressman Harry L. Englebright in Washington, D. C. asking that. a post office be established in Hills Flat a small community,.outside.of Grass Valley limits on the petition. This district has grown from a small group of homes to a thrifty little city. There has sprung up in the last few years a healthy business district that contains auto courts, grocery stores, service stations, saloons, cafes, flower shop, lumber firm, two used car lots, auto parts house and many new homes. PLIERS SLIP, INJURE HAND Dick Lane, in charge of the mechanical department of the Plaza Garage suffered a severe and painful injury early Wednesday mornit while. at work. ‘He was tigh the pump on a car when the old Pendola Mill. The fire in the river canyon burned quite ilively fanned by a strong wind. District Ranger Frank W. Meggers and CCC boys spent two days and a night putting it under control. known and is being investigattéd by Investigator J. D., Rafferty of the Tahoe National Forest. fires were: under control a heavy storm came up with rain, snow and sleet so that they are now complet.ely out. City and a native of Downieville. Hl STUDENTS 0 the northeast. John ene circulated} slipped in some way striking the! first forest fires of the season started Saturday, the first between the Burris Ranch and the Yuba river and the second near the site of the: the = local The cause of the fires is not After the G. HENRY ALEXANDER PASSES Relatives in Nevada City .-have re. ceived word of the death at Puyallup, Washington, of G. Henry Alexander, a former resident of Nevada Deceased was an uncle of Mrs. Hal Draper of Nevada City, Mrs. Bernice. Evans and Norman W; Shaw. of Berkeley. “SHOW TL TUESDAY Black faced pitele aa other +comedy phases will dominate the Nevada Theatre on May 11 when the Nevada City high school bo ys” and girl’s choruses present for) the first time in the history of Nevada’ City a minstrel show, entitled “The Dixie Jubilee”. This new novel way of everyone » seen the . urge. to The show fs. under the directi ¥ é Mrs. Marian Libbey who has done much to train the talent of high and a grammar school students in‘choral < ‘work. Dances are being taught by Mrs. Libbey and Miss Thelma K. Pet ; erson. So The show will also’ consist of ne ections by the Nevada City h school band and many solos an edy sketches. psig palm of his hand : remove it; the)